Lexicographical Neighbors of Nabber
| naam naams naan naans naartje naartjes naartjie naat naats nab | nabal nabalamprophyllite nabaphite nabbed nabber (current term) nabbers nabbing nabe nabes nabesite | nabiasite nabilone nabis nabks nabla nablas nablock nablocks |
Literary usage of Nabber
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature by Nature Publishing Group, Norman Lockyer (1883)
"The President must be a man of brass—a micrometer-monger, a telescope-twiddler,
a star-stringe^ a planet-poker, and a nebula-nabber. ..."
2. Nature by Nature Publishing Group, Norman Lockyer (1883)
"The President must be a man of brass—a micrometer-monger, a telescope-twiddler,
a star-stringe^ a planet-poker, and a nebula-nabber. ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Napper, nabber, sb. anything large and good of its kind. Nature, sb. the name
for a particular quality in flax, an oiliness, softness, ..."
4. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Buffer- nabber, a dog-stealer. (Nautical), buffer, a navy term for a boatswain's
mate, one of whose duties it was to administer the "oat. ..."
5. Utah and the Mormons: The History, Government, Doctrines, Customs, and by Benjamin G. Ferris (1854)
"... an adroit whipper-in; and as a policeman (without a single lesson from " Old
Hays"), a first- rate nabber of thieves and discoverer of stolen goods. ..."
6. Publications by English Dialect Society (1880)
"Napper, nabber, sb. anything large and good of its kind. Nature, sb. the name
for a particular quality in flax, an oiliness, softness, ..."
7. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Buffer- nabber, a dog-stealer. (Nautical), buffer, a navy term for a boatswain's
mate, one of whose duties it was to administer the "oat. ..."
8. Utah and the Mormons: The History, Government, Doctrines, Customs, and by Benjamin G. Ferris (1854)
"... an adroit whipper-in; and as a policeman (without a single lesson from " Old
Hays"), a first- rate nabber of thieves and discoverer of stolen goods. ..."
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